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Al-Otaibi, N T N H (1995) A knowledge-based systems approach to materials management for large construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Toronto (Canada).
Chen, Y (2017) Factors affecting safety performance of construction workers: Safety climate, interpersonal conflicts at work, and resilience, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Toronto (Canada).
El-Gohary, N (2008) Semantic process modelling and integration for collaborative construction and infrastructure development, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Toronto (Canada).
El-Sabek, L M (2017) Framework for managing integration challenges of production planning and control in international construction mega-projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Toronto.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: complexity; control system; integration; performance; production planning; project team; control system; case study
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/2011017200
- Abstract:
The public often associates mega-projects with poor performance due to delays and budget overruns. International mega-projects (IMPs) comprise multiple subprojects across widely spread areas, often with independent resources and individual plans. Such decentralization into clusters increases the integration planning and execution challenges. Changes to the schedule, budget, and scope, as well as poor design, are critical integration challenges within and across subprojects of mega-projects. International characteristics of project delivery compound additional complexity on integration aspects. It is essential for the production planning system in IMPs to be robust in addressing integration challenges to achieve necessary interface and realistic reporting. This study aimed to reveal the significance of operational gaps and resolve the integration challenges in IMPs. To achieve its goal, the study was divided to three phases. They are: 1) synthesize literature and practice with respect to production planning and control systems; 2) evaluate the performance of the production planning and control system at a mega-scale in a case study; 3) develop a framework to provide workable solutions to address the unique and complex integration challenges of IMPs. The Last Planner System (LPS©) was found to be an emerging production planning and control system with a promising potential. Fostered to complement, not to replace, the existing LPS© model, the proposed IMPact framework is a roadmap aiming to improve the operations of IMPs, keeping them on track, and potentially replacing the negative image of IMPs with positive impressions. The validated framework provided a conceptual practical solution, based in LPS©, to address the challenges that project teams on IMPs have within and across subprojects. It is intended to be an adaptive system in an effort to improve delivery and performance of IMPs.
Hyde, R A (1999) Educating engineers for environmentally sensitive practice, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Toronto (Canada).
Kinawy, S N (2017) Customizing information delivery for citizens in transportation infrastructure projects: Towards active community participation in decision-making, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Toronto (Canada).
Mahpour, A (2022) The application of data science to highway asset management investment strategies, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Toronto (Canada).
Milani, B (2005) Building materials in a green economy: Community-based strategies for dematerialization, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Toronto.
Mirahadi, S (2020) EvacuSafe: A smart evacuation management system for buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Toronto (Canada).
Naji Almassi, A (2011) Credit value adjusted real options based valuation of multiple-exercise government guarantees for infrastructure projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Toronto (Canada).
Nik Bakht, M (2015) Analyzing social network discussions of infrastructure projects: towards a bottom-up decision making environment, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Toronto (Canada).
Rodrigues Aragao, R (2018) Using network theory to manage knowledge from unstructured data in construction projects: Application to a collaborative analysis of the energy consumption in the construction of oil and gas facilities, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Toronto (Canada).
Tang, Z (2005) Developing complete conditional probability tables from fractional data for Bayesian belief networks in engineering decision making, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Toronto (Canada).
Tsenkova, S (1998) Private housebuilding and housing markets in transitional economies: The case of Bulgaria, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Toronto (Canada).
Zachariah, J-A L (2003) Towards sustainable homes through optimization: An approach to balancing life cycle environmental impacts and life cycle costs in residential buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Toronto (Canada).
Zangeneh, P (2021) Knowledge representation and artificial intelligence for management of socio-technical risks in megaprojects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Toronto (Canada).
Zhang, J (2010) A social semantic web system for coordinating communication in the architecture, engineering & construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Toronto (Canada).